George Crockett Strong

George Crockett Strong (16 October 1832-30 July 1863) was a Major-General of the US Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
George Crockett Strong was born in Stockbridge, Vermont on 16 October 1832, and he graduated from West Point in 1857. He served on the staff of General Irvin McDowell as a Lieutenant at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 at the start of the American Civil War, and he later served on the staffs of George B. McClellan and Benjamin Butler. In April 1862, he commanded an expedition against Biloxi, Mississippi, and he became a general of volunteers in November 1862. On 18 July 1863, he led the assault on Fort Wagner on Morris Island, South Carolina, and he was mortally wounded during the Second Battle of Fort Wagner. Strong's wound was infected, leading to him dying from tetanus in New York City, New York on 30 July 1863 at the age of 30; he was posthumously promoted to Major-General.